BREAKING: THATCHER IS DEAD............... oh wait

[Joe Republic]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8358544.stm

[Joe Republic]

Thank god it's not true.

I'm not sure it's even possible for a creature without a functioning heart to die.

[Joe Republic]

She was the best Prime Minister this country had since Gladstone.

Says WINSTON Disraeli.

Surely the 'Disraeli' portion of his name is a more lolworthy response to his post?

But to be honest, discussing that poster is one of the least interesting activities I can think of.  I'm pretty sure he's the only person who enjoys doing it, which explains why he does it so often.

[Joe Republic]

Well, you claimed that Gladstone was one of the best PMs your country has had, and yet your username contains the name 'Disraeli', which refers to one of your favorite politicians of all time.  Since Gladstone ultimately succeeded Disraeli, your statement here implies that the former was better than the latter.  Thus, you haven't really made any sense.

[Joe Republic]

Well, you claimed that Gladstone was one of the best PMs your country has had, and yet your username contains the name 'Disraeli', which refers to one of your favorite politicians of all time.  Since Gladstone ultimately succeeded Disraeli, your statement here implies that the former was better than the latter.  Thus, you haven't really made any sense.

I like both of them, but these days I like Gladstone more. My political views have changed alot, because I used to be a social con populist, pretty much. Both Disraeli and Churchill were pretty pro-Empire, and so was I at the time, so eh. Also, I'm on other boards so it's pretty much become a standard name for me to use.

Congratulations; I don't care.  I came here to discuss a dead cat, not the shifting politics of some random kid.

[Joe Republic]

Umm, you asked about my name. So I answered.

I didn't ask you anything, actually.  I'm quite capable of drawing my own conclusions based on the information I'm presented with, thank you very much.

I also notice that you've succeeded in one respect; pages two and three of this thread (which I created, by the way) are now devoted entirely to talking about you.  Congratulations!  Mission accomplished, once again.

[Joe Republic]

Umm, you asked about my name. So I answered.

I didn't ask you anything, actually.  I'm quite capable of drawing my own conclusions based on the information I'm presented with, thank you very much.

I also notice that you've succeeded in one respect; pages two and three of this thread (which I created, by the way) are now devoted entirely to talking about you.  Congratulations!  Mission accomplished, once again.

Umm, you asked. If you don't want to know, don't ask. It's not hard. Also, grow up and cut the crap about me 'talking about myself'. I don't know why you've chosen to try it on me, but it doesn't work.

Show me where I asked you a single question.  Go on, find me a question mark in one of my posts here that was directed towards yourself.

Also, try and counter the fact that the topic of You has dominated the last two pages of a thread that originally concerned a dead cat.

[Joe Republic]

You were confused about my name. I enlightened you.

Hardly.  It turns out my conclusions were entirely correct.

[Joe Republic]

Does this mean you're finally vacating my thread?

[Joe Republic]

Surely by sticking around to talk some more about yourself, you're actually trolling my thread?

You started by twice declaring an irrelevant opinion of yours concerning Margaret Thatcher, when the original intent of the thread was to discuss a humorous comedy of errors concerning a dead cat who shared her name.  You then went on to share more of your inconsistent opinions, and when several people called you on it, we suddenly found that the entire thread had devolved into a discussion about you.  This is certainly not the first thread this has happened to.

It's an effective technique, and admittedly you're not the only person to use it, but it's a highly irritating one nonetheless.

[Joe Republic]

In which case, the best thing to do is for you to vacate this thread, and in so doing I will pledge to not mention you here any further.

[Joe Republic]

Thank god it's not true.

I don't understand your point - Thatcher is dead.